Popular Records of 1917 (Part One)

Step off your time machine a hundred years ago and hear the music of that time Thanks to Archeophone for it's kind written permission to present wonderfully clear digital presentations of hit recordings of 1917 Popular Records of 1917 (PART ONE)
1 THEY GO WILD, SIMPLY WILD, OVER ME –
MARION HARRIS
2 OVER THERE – NORA BAYES
3 THEY’RE WEARING THEM HIGHER IN HAWAII –
COLLINS AND HARLAN
4 OH JOHNNY, OH JOHNNY, OH! – AMERICAN QUARTET
5 ‘TILL THE CLOUDS ROLL BY –
ANNA WHEATON & JAMES HARROD
6 GOOD-BYE BROADWAY, HELLO FRANCE –
AMERICAN QUARTET
7 I MAY BE GONE FOR A LONG, LONG TIME –
SHANNON FOUR
8 INDIANA – STERLING TRIO
9 MY OWN IONA –
RENE DIETRICH AND HORACE WRIGHT
10 LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN – CAMPBELL AND BURR

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THEY GO WILD, SIMPLY WILD, OVER ME – MARION HARRIS
recorded 7-12-17 NYC
Victor 18343 charted 12-15-17 (5 weeks) peaked @ # 2 POP (2 weeks)
(flipside: SOME SWEET DAY)

backed by ROSARIO BOURDON * (1885-1961) & ORCHESTRA
(* worked for Victor/ RCA Victor 1909-1931 / later directed musical scores for Disney, etc.)

music by FRED FISHER (ALFRED BREITENBACH) (1875-1942)
(co-wrote {1937} THAT’S WHEN YOUR HEARTACHES BEGIN)
lyrics by JOE McCARTHY (1885-1943)
(co-wrote {1913} YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU {I DIDN’T WANT TO DO IT})

MARION HARRIS was born MARY ELLEN HARRISON
died in a hotel fire (smoking in bed)
at the Hotel Le Marquis (Manhattan East Side)
on 4-23-44 (age approximately 48)
she had 43 charted POP hits 1916-30
and had 4 # 1 POP hits:
AFTER YOU’VE GONE 1918
ST LOUIS BLUES 1920
LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING 1921
TEA FOR TWO 1925